8-dec-2016

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj-ji is a colossal of Indian classical music. A lifelong devotee of his art, he has played a pivotal role in taking Indian classical music into Indian homes, as well as, on foreign soils.

Born in a family of outstanding musicians over four generations, Pandit Jasraj was initiated into music by his revered father, Pandit Motiram, and afterwards by his elder brother and Guru, Pandit Maniram.

She was trained in Jaipur Atrauli gharana by Pandit M.S. Kanetkar, who was closely associated with icons of Indian music such as Ustad Bhurjikhan Saheb, master Krishnarao, Bal Gandharva, Pt. Gajananbua Joshi and Smt. Begam Akhatar.

The singing of Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar carries an imprint of these legacies.
Selected for' Late Kesarbai Kerkar' scholarship by N.C.P.A. & P.L. Deshpande foundation in 1994 and the first recipient of "Bismillah Khan Award" in 2006, she was rated as one of the "Faces of Millenium" by India Today in 1999.